Essays 61 - 90
In five pages the importance and symbolism of the shield of Achilles is considered in this examination of Homer's epic....
In five pages this paper examines how the epic represents Achilles' shield in a consideration of what its importance symbolizes....
Godlike erect, with native Honour clad...
In six pages this epic is critically reviewed. There are no other sources cited....
In five pages this paper discusses the chivalric code and heroic conflicts within the context of this epic Medieval poem. Three o...
In six pages this paper compares Seamus Heaney's and Lucien Dean Pearson's translations of the Medieval epic tale. There are thre...
In five pages these characters as they are featured in Homer's epic are examined in terms of how they contribute to the tale overa...
In three pages this paper discusses Milton's reasons for writing this epic poem and the sympathy generated for Adam and Eve that r...
In five pages these epic war tales are examined in a heroic contrast and comparison of Roland and Achilles. Three sources are cit...
In five pages this paper considers Odysseus' heroic tale as described in Homer's poetic epic 'The Odyssey.' There are no other so...
the defeat of Troy and it is about the adventures of Odysseus, king of Ithaca and throughout his travels, the story "provides a pi...
holds the Greeks captive in his cave, into allowing them to escape by first blinding his one eye while he sleeps. However, Odysseu...
He gains allies and waits for the right opportunity to enact justice. This also allows Homer to thoroughly document the wrongs per...
all of the kingdoms riches and power for themselves. The problem is Odysseuss only son, who is the natural successor to the throne...
though they were in a war. Their life is perhaps not threatened, but they must struggle to become more honorable and noble as they...
a cave. They make love and, from this point on, Dido considers them to be married even though a ceremony has not officially consec...
and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. Many cities did he visit, and many were the nations with whose manners and c...
end of the epic. This is different from the Homeric hero Odysseus for we generally like this man right from the beginning. The god...
In three pages this paper examines how symbolism is represented in this epic tale. There are no sources listed....
of mortal men exceeding fair" (18.490). The image of "two cities" mirrors the basic plot of the Iliad, which is a ten-year-long ...
journey from the court to the Green Castle, illustrating how the travels are obviously a metaphor for the journey from childhood t...
the chariot that Hector bought. . . . Each row was a divan of furred leopardskin. . . . te...
In five pages this paper examines the pride of Beowulf and its impact upon his actions and outcomes of the epic tale. There are n...
without specifically worrying about success or failure, "they cannot be stained by action" (Harrison, 1996). Hearing this, Arjuna ...
for protection against the creature that has been terrorizing his subjects, Beowulf can hardly refuse. It is not simply because H...
of the monarchy due to his support of the Commonwealth (John Milton). Married three times, he spent his later years dictating to h...
As these examples illustrate, there are instances where there are definite Christian allusions in the text. Furthermore, at the be...
This essay contrasts and compares the way that the "Epic of Gilgamesh" and Genesis describe the Flood. The writer argues that the ...
original adventure stories; Indiana Jones has nothing on Odysseus, Achilles, Ajax and the rest of the characters who struggled on ...
Introduction Geoffrey Chaucers Canterbury Tales are truly timeless stories that tell the reader something of the history of Europ...